If you trace the history of art and music in America, both used to be far superior. Paintings, sculptures, architecture, and music were better. Think also about Christian music. Has it gotten better or worse as time has gone on? Most of the best hymns that we have are old. Much of the modern Christian... Continue Reading

We convince ourselves we’ll pray again once we’ve cleaned ourselves up. We’ll return to church once we feel worthy. That’s not Christianity. That’s paganism dressed in Sunday clothes. The gospel says: Come. Everything provided.    Hebrews 4:14–16 The boy was halfway up the gravel hill when the front tire caught a rut. His foot slipped. The... Continue Reading

He didn’t lose faith. He lost comfort. The warmth of eternal fellowship was gone. In its place came the cold weight of judgment. He bore the sins of the world and heaven shut its eyes.   Dust clung to the blood pooling at His feet. The dice clicked against stone, bounced once, then settled. A... Continue Reading

Scripture reminds is that labor was instituted before the fall, not after it.  The curse Adam received, “by the sweat of your brow shall you eat bread” (Genesis 3:19), came after he had sinned.  Had there been no sin and no fall into sin, Adam would have continued to work, which would also be true... Continue Reading

 “Don’t walk through life alone. Don’t be self-reliant. Don’t ultimately depend on your own muscle power, your own experience, your own brainpower and knowledge. Don’t depend on yourself for salvation. Walk arm in arm with me. Rely on my strength, my wisdom, my knowledge, my promises, and my love.”   Two people arm in arm.... Continue Reading

Everything in a human being’s life is about faith. All of life is designed to bring us from our normal posture (prideful independence) back to where God designed us to live (humble dependency upon Him). The only cure for worry and fear is faith. And faith comes from one Source, and one alone. We must... Continue Reading

Christian men should expect and plan to be searching for good wives and by creative means if necessary, because God no longer draws them from our ribcage while we sleep.  Likewise, Christian women should be ready to be found and recognized as pearls like Rebekah and Rachel at the well and Ruth in the fields,... Continue Reading

There are a lot of books that offer us advice. That’s great. We need it. But when you keep pumping your mind full of suggestions and yet keep messing up, it can be demoralizing. In addition to more counsel, we could all use some more comfort. I can testify that as a father, I need... Continue Reading

John’s disciples were jealous that the disciples of Jesus were baptizing more people than John, and that all the crowds that were coming to John, were now flocking to Jesus! Yet John was content to fulfill his role of preparing the way, and pointing people to the one who came after him – Jesus.  ... Continue Reading

No matter how glorious, beautiful, coherent, cohesive, and perfect the Bible may be, our full persuasion and assurance of the infallible truth and divine authority thereof, is from the inward work of the Holy Spirit bearing witness by and with the Word in our hearts.   Thus far the necessity of Scripture is defined in... Continue Reading